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You should have interfaces at the red lines shown below:&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/24-07-2024-1721851473-mceclip0.png\" width=\"206\" height=\"311\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I will recommend using the &ldquo;<strong>reference interface positions<\/strong>&rdquo; as you can set the interfaces using the max\/min cooridinates of the different objects instead of using absolute co-ordinate values. I will recommend going through this introductory article for more information on how the algorithm works: <a href=\"https:\/\/optics.ansys.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/4414575008787-RCWA-Solver-Introduction\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">RCWA: Solver Introduction<\/a>. I will also recommend you to check out this example: <a href=\"https:\/\/optics.ansys.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/15249616943123-Surface-Relief-Grating-for-Augmented-Reality-System\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">SRG for AR Systems<\/a> to see how the interfaces have been setup.&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regards,&lt;br&gt;Amrita&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-373492","reply","type-reply","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hi Giovanni,Thanks for sharing the info! I do not see any interfaces in the RCWA setup. You need to setup interfaces to tell the RCWA solver about the different layers of your geometry along the propagation direction. 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